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This morning.

Daniel Craig launches a global challenge for creative 007 fans to produce original James Bond poster artwork ahead of the April 2020 release of No Time To Die.

Sandra Houlihan writes:

Judges from the marketing teams of MGM, Universal Pictures International and United Artists Releasing, are looking for artwork that is ‘unique, eye-catching and undeniably Bond’.

Inspired by the Daniel Craig Bond films, the work must celebrate the design legacy of the franchise and will be judged on creativity (30%), originality (30%) and overall understanding of the theme (40%).

Participants must submit their entries by 6pm on 16th January 2020, with the selected creators announced early March next year. Further information can be found online at 007.talenthouse.com

Previously: Broadsheet Trailer Park: No Time To Die

This Xmas.

Give the gift of books.

And chocolate!

Aisling Finn writes;

The Book Resort is a book subscription box company based in Waterford that delivers a beautiful box with a brilliant new book, delicious Irish chocolate & a small surprise to book lovers every month.

Monthly subscriptions are available and one time boxes can be sent to someone else as a gift and a handwritten card can be included on the customers behalf. All suppliers are small Irish businesses.

Offering free nationwide delivery we offer an enjoyable book and chocolate discovery experience. International customers are also welcome.

Boxes are priced at EUR23 for a monthly subscription and start at EUR25 for one time box.

We are shipping gift boxes and cards until Monday December 23.

The Book Resort

Irish-made stocking fillers to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Irish-Made Stocking Fillers’. No fee.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

The man who made a Nazi Salute at a protest in Barrow Street last August (top) turned up on Saturday at the opposing rallies for peace and free speech respectively.

Saturday: Free Speech Comes Dropping Slow

Previously: Roll Out The Barrow

Hunting A Nazi Barrow Boy

Nazi Boy: I’m The Real Thing

Irish Rail train

This morning.

Rebecca Daly reports in The Irish Times…

Irish Rail commuters have expressed anger over its refusal to allow the use of reusable cups on train services.

While InterCity trains offer catering, it is against company’s policy for passengers to receive hot drinks directly in reusable cups.

“We cannot currently accommodate [passenger] keep cups on our service,” Irish Rail spokeswoman Jane Cregan said.

This was due to staff health and safety concerns and the fact of a limited supply of water on train services, she said.

Irish Rail ban on reusable cups angers passengers (Rebecca Daly, The Irish Times)

Meanwhile…

Chief Executive of the BAI Michael O’Keeffe

Yesterday.

In The Sunday Times.

Colin Coyle reported:

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has spent almost €15,000 over nine years on negotiating a contract with its chief executive Michael O’Keeffe.

O’Keeffe, 61, finally signed a contract on February 13, nine years after approval for his appointment was granted.

In 2018 he was paid €127,623 — up from €116,078 in 2017 — and received a €20,866 pension contribution.

The regulator’s 2018 report notes that legal fees of €1,474 were incurred in relation to the impasse that year

. The sum of fees associated with negotiating the contract since 2010 is €14,980.

The reason why O’Keeffe had refused to sign is unknown. Neither he nor the BAI would comment.

BAI boss Michael O’Keeffe in €15,000 legal wrangle over contract (Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times)

Rollingnews

This afternoon.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Gardai and protesters from separate, opposing rallies [see below] clash outside Leinster House.

Three arrests after anti-racism, free speech protests in Dublin (RTÉ)

Rollingnews

Earlier…

This afternoon.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Under the pale male gaze of WB Yeats, muffled-up members of ‘Feminists Against Fascists’ (above) assemble outside Leinster House at the reportedly state-sanctioned Solidarity Alliance against Racism and Fascism (SARF) Rally for Peace on Earth and Against The Politics of Hate.

Confusingly, this Santifa rally is a counter-rally to a Protect Free Speech demonstration (pics 2 and 3) across Kildare street happening at  the same time organised by Yellow Vest Ireland.

One thing we can all agree on.

The ski mask is this season’s go to accessory for the stylish millennial.

Rollingnews

Previously: All They Are Saying

This afternoon.

Trinity College Dublin Alumni Office tweetz:

“Might this (above) be your great-great-granny’s birth certificate?

“The destruction of seven centuries of Ireland’s recorded history in the Four Courts blaze of 1922 (top) was one of the great tragedies of the Irish Civil War.

“The day after, charred documents salvaged from the wreckage were packed into 300 boxes and sent to storage for 100 years.

“Now, a Trinity team is using technology to decipher records once thought lost forever, gather copies from around the world, and create a Virtual Record Treasury to open 30 June 2022, centenary of the fire.

In fairness.

Watch video here for more.

Pics: TCD Alumni; South Dublin County Libraries